Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied). [32383/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The tender process for the pre-qualification of suitable contractors for the project to which the Deputy refers has been completed.  In addition, the research and design stages of the project are substantially complete as is the tender documentation and pre-tender cost estimates.

The project is now on target to go to tender later this month among the pre-qualified contractors with the intention of construction commencing later this year.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for works submitted by a school (details supplied). [32390/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Both schools to which the Deputy refers are included in my Departments 6 year construction programme and are scheduled therein to go to construction in 2019-2021. The schools' building projects are currently at tender stage.  Tenders were invited on 31 May 2018 and the tender return date is 16August 2018.  The appointment of a contractor following the tender competition is expected in Quarter 4 of 2018.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for works submitted by a school (details supplied). [32391/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included on my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme.

I wish to inform the Deputy that the project is progressing to the architectural planning stage and is expected to be delivered by an external agency to my Department. The school is aware of the position. Arrangements are currently being made in this regard and my Department will be in further contact with the school when these arrangements have been finalised.